My family and I went to the Rise of the Beasts Base Camp Snore and Roar last night. Unfortunately Sydney was hammered with rain last night, which made our tents very noisy, making it hard to sleep. We could've spent the rest of the day at the zoo, but nobody stayed; we were all too fatigued.

Anyway, some photos...

The statues


Close-up of Optimus Prime


Toy reveal


Close-up of Voyager Class Optimus Primal


Some kind of Warrior or Deluxe Class Arcee


The kiddy merch.


We all got one of those Optimus Prime Nerf guns, which is pretty fun. They really should make one like this for G1 Megatron.


Obligatory selfie


On our way to the base camp




I want this cushion, just so much


Very Important Person Guest. As opposed to those non-person guests?


Posing with the statues


Metalhawk outside the giraffe enclosure. This toy was not provided by Hasbro, I brought him with me.


Close-up of Optimus Primal's head


Low-angle medium shot of Optimus Prime


Kids enjoying the toy reveal


Okay, not just the kids


I was also shown a video that showed clips from the Rise of the Beasts movie and some behind-the-scenes stuff. Unfortunately I'm not at liberty to discuss what I saw as the content is still embargoed, and Hasbro had me sign an NDA before they would even show it to me. But it's got me quite excited and hopeful for this upcoming film; it seems that Steven Caple Jr. has made an earnest attempt to make a good Transformers film. Bear in mind, I saw excerpts of the film, not the movie in its entirety, but what I saw makes the movie look really good!